Summer Reading Camp

Summer in Alaska is short but intense.  We’re here to help your student in a time frame that meets your schedule.

Camp is open to students entering 4th-9th grade. Camps are capped at 8 students to keep the camper to tutor ratio 4:1.
Camp price is $395 per student which includes a pre-camp evaluation and the camp.  Evaluations will be individual and MUST be completed before your student’s camp. A $50 nonrefundable camp deposit will be due at the time of the EVALUATION. The remaining balance will be due on the first day of camp by check, cash or money order. (Yes, I’m not tech savvy, and yes, I don’t want to charge you $20 for an online payment.) Please call or text for evaluation scheduling.

In June– we’ll meet 3 days a week (T,W,TH) to keep your weekends free for those fun trips around the state whether hanging out at a campsite or making a road trip.

Camp times: 9-12pm each day
June 6,7,8;
June 13,14,15;
June 20,21,22

Sign up HERE:
If no spaces are available, please email me to be put on a wait list.

After Camp:
Please remember that reading is a skill.  If not encouraged and supported at home, the gains the student makes at camp will most likely be forgotten.  The Friday following camp, we will host an optional informal meeting at the North Pole library (Noel Wien will be closed for the summer) to introduce your student to the library so you can help them get a library card if they don’t yet have one.  No time to make it to the library?  No worries! FNSB public libraries host Libby- an online virtual library- your child can check-out books to their tablet from the comfort and convenience of your home. 

Tutoring Appointments

Tutoring takes place by appointment only. Typical commitment per student is 2 one and a half hour sessions per week during the school year and into the summer by family decision.  That’s 180 minutes per week of intensive reading instruction!  Rates: $30 per hour

Areas of Tutoring:
 Step by Step recognizes several areas in which students struggle:
Phonemic Awareness
Word Attack Skills
Fluency
Comprehension
We come alongside a student in any or all of these areas to help them become confident readers!